By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Nike will lay off about 2% of its employees, or close to 1,700 people, as the sportswear behemoth looks to cut as much as $2 billion in costs. “The actions that we’re taking put us in the position to right-size our organization to get after our biggest growth
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By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A senate committee on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a plan that would do away with the state’s annual one-hour switch from standard to Daylight Saving Time. Oregonians living in the Pacific Time Zone would be able to continue using standard time for
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story BEND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 48-year-old Uber driver was arrested Tuesday in Deschutes County and charged with kidnapping, according to the Bend Police Department on Thursday. At about 9 p.m., a woman reported to police that she had ordered a ride to her Bend home
Continue ReadingBy Jason Rantala Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — What began as a sixth grade science project, was born out of a childhood pet peeve. “I hated having to wake up an hour early before I already had to wake up for school, just to go outside and shovel,” said Max
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Missile fire has apparently targeted a ship off Yemen in the Red Sea. Friday’s assault is the latest attack suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The ship’s captain reported an explosion nearby the ship in the
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to a mom’s mental health, grandparents are a big deal, according to a new study. “Mothers are less likely to purchase antidepressants if their own parents are younger than 70, employed and do not have severe health problems,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Niina Metsä-Simola,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Darnell Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — When The Carter Center announced one year ago Sunday the 39th president of the United States was entering hospice care, the world’s media rushed to Jimmy Carter’s hometown of Plains, Georgia, for what were widely expected to be preparations for a
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US homebuilding dropped significantly in January, as winter storms and higher mortgage rates stymied progress on the housing shortage. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, fell by 14.8%, compared with the previous month, according to data released Friday by the Census Bureau. It was the biggest
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House in May, hosting a state visit after reneging on his promise to visit Africa last year. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced Friday that the visit set for May 23 will seek
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Five patients have died at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after an Israeli raid caused the facility to lose power, the Ministry of Health in Hamas-controlled Gaza said, as the World Health of Organization (WHO) decried the “deeply alarming”
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS PARK, Minnesota (WCCO) — Parents in the St. Louis Park Public School District will be allowed to opt their children out of books that include LGBTQ+ characters and stories. Families can ask for alternative reading material instead. In a statement earlier this week,
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s armed forces have ordered an investigation into a video that purportedly depicted some of its troops carrying severed heads belonging to members of a rival paramilitary faction. In a Friday statement, the military denounced the “shocking content” of the video, which has recently gone viral on social media platforms in Sudan,
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the killing of a Black man remained free Friday, after a jury couldn’t agree on a verdict and the judge twice declared a mistrial, ending tumultuous proceedings that saw four jurors dismissed. Jason Meade was charged with
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A lawyer for former Prime Minister Imran Khan says the legal team has appealed his recent convictions and sentences in three controversial legal cases. Khan was sentenced to a total of 31 years in prison on charges of corruption, revealing official secrets and marriage law violations in
Continue ReadingBy Mamie Bah Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The city of Pittsburgh plans to spend $85,000 to expand its use of ShotSpotter to Carrick. “I think they’re putting the detectors up right now,” said Councilman Anthony Coghill, who represents that district. The technology has been under fire. It can trigger
Continue ReadingBy NICK INGRAM, SCOTT MCFETRIDGE and JIM SALTER Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two juveniles were charged with crimes connected to the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally, authorities said Friday, as the city tries to recover in the aftermath of the violence. A news release from the Jackson
Continue ReadingBy Mike Darnay Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A new report suggests that a group of trustees at Penn State University are pushing to name the school’s football field at Beaver Stadium after longtime head coach Joe Paterno. Spotlight PA reports that trustees along with representatives from the university have
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson and Creed are headed to the Daytona 500. Legacy Motor Club reached an associate sponsorship deal with the band to give Creed a spot on the Toyota for Sunday’s Daytona 500. Creed decals that face the “Creed Tour In-Car” cameras are also
Continue ReadingBy Roger Susanin and Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story LEWISTON, Maine (WFSB) — Footage was released that shows law enforcement interviewing the man police said was responsible for a mass shooting in Maine. Channel 3 obtained the footage of Robert Card from New York State police through a Freedom of Information
Continue Reading(Update: Week’s delay in COCC film screening for Black History Month) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Another round of snow and ice led to more school closures and delays around the High Desert on Friday morning. The Sisters and Jefferson County 509J school districts were closed due to road conditions, as was Redmond Proficiency Academy. The
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